"A man's heart devisith his way; but the Lord directeth his steps."
Proverbs 16:9
There is a scene in the movie "Evan Almighty" (Which unlike Bruce Almighty I would recommend) where the main character, Evan, says to God (wonderfully played by Morgan Freeman I might add) "This wasn't in my plans!"
Morgan Freeman then begins laughing and says, "Your plans? Your plans!?" and continues laughing.
How often do we come to God with our nice little Life to-do lists? We tell God exactly where we see our future going, and how we're going to achieve our goals.
But it doesn't matter what our plans are, because God's plans for our life are so much better. Perhaps a better prayer rather than telling God our goals is , "Lord direct my steps, help me accomplish that which you would have me do today. Help me seek your plans and not my own."
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Ivy, thank you! I needed this today.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, God's plans are MUCH MUCH better than our own! He surprises us with His goodness! Patsy from
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"For my ways are not your ways..." And I'm grateful. Mine are so flawed but many times I only see it in the light of God's ways. What encouragement you're handing out here!
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Pamela
Quote:..."But it doesn't matter what our plans are, because God's plans for our life are so much better. Perhaps a better prayer rather than telling God our goals is , "Lord direct my steps, help me accomplish that which you would have me do today. Help me seek your plans and not my own."
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